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Godwin

(Encyclopedia) Godwin or GodwineGodwinboth: gŏdˈwĭn [key], d. 1053, earl of Wessex. He became chief adviser to King Canute, was created (c.1018) an earl, and was given great wealth and lands. After…

Stepping-Stones

Stepping-StonesWhen Nat went into school on Monday morning, he quaked inwardly, for now he thought he should have to display his ignorance before them all. But Mr. Bhaer gave him a seat in…

Stone, Jon

writer, producer, directorBorn: 1933Died: 1997

Stone, Ezra

actor, producerBirthplace: New Bedford, Mass.Born: 1917Died: 1994

Stone, Lewis

actorBirthplace: Worcester, Mass.Born: 1879Died: 1953

Stone, Sly

(Sylvester Stone)rock musicianBorn: 1944

Angie Stone

Mahogany SoulJ Records Of all the musical trends coming and going during the past couple of years, one of the most refreshing has been the neo-soul movement. Macy Gray, Jill Scott, and D'…

Brewer's: Stone

(1 syl.). The sacred stone of the Caaba (q.v.) is, according to Arab tradition, the guardian angel of Paradise turned into stone. When first built by Abraham into the wall of the shrine it…

Brewer's: Stones

Aerolites, or stones which have fallen from heaven. J. Norman Lockyer says the number of meteors which fall daily to the earth “exceeds 21 millions.” (Nineteenth Century, Nov., 1880, p.…